Market Overview

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been...

The Federal Reserve did not hike interest rates today – here are 5 key takeaways from the announcement:The following excerpt from the first paragraph of the Fed statement is a clear signal that...

The Federal Reserve left the Fed funds target at 0-25 bp. It recognized continued improvement in the US economy but raised the level of concern over international developments.In June, the FOMC...

The following is a quick take on today's FOMC statement as provided by CIBC World Markets.2466 days and still counting, as the Fed kept the range for the funds rate steady at 0-0.25% today. However,...

Some are just beginning to figure out there are manufacturing troubles. The late-to-the party quote of the day comes from Bloomberg, which just realized, "There may very well be something wrong with...

The Fuss about Fed’s Rate HikeThe United States Federal Reserve’s rate-hike prospects have sparked fears all over the world that a (more or less) quarter of a percent increase in interest...

The Federal Reserve may or may not raise interest rates today—the mystery will be solved when today’s policy announcement hits the streets at 2:00 pm eastern. Meanwhile, what’s the...

US stock markets advanced on Wednesday helped by rising oil prices. The ICE dollar index, a measure of dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, closed down 0.27%. The S&P...

It’s one of the most anticipated Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions for years, with markets still uncertain if the U.S. central bank will unveil its first interest rate hike in nine years...

Asian and U.S. stock markets extended their gains on Wednesday, seeing Asian benchmarks rise to three-week highs prior to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision scheduled for 1800 GMT...

New Zealand GDP disappointsNew Zealand’s Q2 GDP came in on the soft side earlier this morning just a week after the RBNZ cut the OCR by 25bps to 2.75% in an attempt to boost growth. The Kiwi...

We have finally made it to Thursday. As most of you should know, today the United States Federal Reserve will announce their long-awaited interest rate decision. Will they or won’t they pull the...

Today’s FOMC announcement is arguably the biggest in years and despite months of data, opinions and debates, we appear no clearer on whether the Fed will actually raise interest rates or...